Philippines accuses China of intruding into its waters

MANILA: The Philippine

foreign ministry

on Thursday accused China of intruding into its waters after an incident at a

disputed shoal

in the

South China Sea

earlier this week.
China's military had said on Monday that a Philippine military ship "illegally entered" waters near Scarborough Shoal.
"It is China that is intruding into Philippine waters," the Philippine foreign affairs department said in a statement.